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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian chess player (born 1989)}}<br />
{{Indian patronymic|Khamparia|Akshat }}<br />
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{{Infobox chess player<br />
| name = Akshat Khamparia<br />
| image = GM Tournament in Hungary.jpg<br />
| birthname = <br />
| country = India<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|02|09|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Katni, Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| title = [[International Master]] (2011)<br />
| rating =<br />
| FideID = 5016541<br />
|peakrating = 2415 (December 2014)<br />
| medaltemplates = <br />
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Chess Championship}}<br />
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'''Akshat Khamparia''' (born 9 February 1989) is an Indian [[chess]] [[International Master]].<ref name=FIDE>{{Cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=5016541| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224034455/https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=5016541 | archive-date=2020-02-24 | title=FIDE Chess Profile - Akshat, Khamparia |website=International Chess Federation (FIDE)}}</ref> He is the first player from Central India to hold an 'International Master' Title.<br />
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He has played more than 100 national championships and more than 40 international championships. He holds the 58th rank in the Top 100 Chess Players list of India (published by the World Chess Federation) and is the only player of [[Madhya Pradesh]] to win all the State U-8, U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16, U-19, U-25 and Seniors Chess Championship.<br />
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Khamparia has represented India in various international championships at Turkey, Malaysia, Bahrain, UAE, Sri Lanka, Iran, Nepal and many other countries. He was a silver medalist in the [[Commonwealth Chess Championship]],<ref name=Silver>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/indore/indore-chess-master-plays-with-over-50-players-at-iim/story-2cCsGizJFMNgNULrmIIrzN.html Indore: Chess master plays with over 50 players at IIM ], in the ''[[Hindustan Times]]''; published 15 September 2014; retrieved 14 July 2016</ref> and has a master's title from [[World Chess Federation]]. He was an International Master in the 82nd FIDE Congress 2011 at Kraków, Poland, in October 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/surprising-winner-at-the-sydney-open|title=Surprising winner at the Sydney Open|date=13 May 2011}}</ref> IM Akshat Khamparia (IND) won the extraordinarily close GM group of the usual monthly First Saturday GM tournament in May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web | title=IM Akshat Khamparia Raised First Among Equals on the First Saturday May 2018 Budapest GM {{!}} Sakk | url=https://hunonchess.com/im-akshat-khamparia-raised-first-among-equals-on-the-first-saturday-may-2018-budapest-gm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015726/https://hunonchess.com/im-akshat-khamparia-raised-first-among-equals-on-the-first-saturday-may-2018-budapest-gm/ | access-date=2025-11-22 | archive-date=2019-02-19}}</ref><br />
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==Achievements==<br />
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* Silver Medalist in Commonwealth Chess Championship<br />
* Recipient of Malwa Khel Ratna Award<br />
* 1st player from Central India to become International Master<br />
* Rating wise best player in whole Madhya Pradesh since 2003<br />
* Ranked 88th in India <ref name=fide>{{cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/rankings.phtml?continent=0&country=IND&rating=standard&gender=&age1=0&age2=0&period=2021-02-01&period2=1 |title=February 2021 Rank Standard Rating - India |website=ratings.fide.com |accessdate= 7 February 2021}}</ref><br />
* National A Player.<br />
* Played in 120+ national championships and 80+ international championships<br />
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==References==<br />
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1 ^ https://www.chessgames.com/player/khamparia_akshat.html<br />
3 ^ https://hunonchess.com/im-akshat-khamparia-raised-first-among-equals-on-the-first-saturday-may-2018-budapest-gm/<br />
4 ^ https://hunonchess.com/im-akshat-khamparia-raised-first-among-equals-on-the-first-saturday-may-2018-budapest-gm/ <br />
5 ^ https://en.chessbase.com/post/surprising-winner-at-the-sydney-open<br />
6 ^ https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/11321-first-saturday-budapest-2018-december.html<br />
7 ^ https://fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/10913-im-akshat-khamparia-raised-first-among-equals-on-the-first-saturday-may-2018-budapest- <br />
gm-.html<br />
8 ^ https://chessbase.in/news/Akshat-Khamparia-wins-First-Saturday-December-GM-chess><br />
9 ^ https://twitter.com/akshat99><br />
10^ https://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=5016541>--><br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:Chess International Masters]]<br />
[[Category:People from Katni]]<br />
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